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Online fingerprint fraud

Criminals set up websites where they trade the user profiles of victims of hacking, including their online fingerprint. This fingerprint allows cybercriminals to make improper use of victims’ identities and/or commit fraud. For this kind of fraud, cybercriminals use data from your computer that they have stolen using special software known as malware. They steal not only your login data, but also the data by which your computer can be recognized. As long as your computer is infected with this malware, the criminals receive an update whenever you change your password.